A water tower is shown in Frisco Thursday. Three of the nation's five fastest-growing cities are located in the Lone Star State, new data from the Census Bureau. San Marcos, Frisco and Cedar

A water tower is shown in Frisco Thursday. Three of the nation's five fastest-growing cities are located in the Lone Star State, new data from the Census Bureau. San Marcos, Frisco and Cedar Park, Texas were Nos. 1, 2 and 4 respectively in percentage population growth between 2012 and 2013, each growing by at least 5 percent in that time span.